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Welcome to Walla Walla ...

Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Walla Walla, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Walla Walla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

When the people of Walla Walla refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Walla Wallan<3>

Walla Walla is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Walla Walla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walla Walla (for example, toward Sullivan (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Walla Walla: (217)

Communities Also Named Walla Walla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walla Walla - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walla Walla.

Communities near Walla Walla ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walla Walla.

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Effingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
  • Casey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Teutopolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Neoga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
    • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <5>
  • Greenup
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toledo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
  • Dieterich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
    • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walla Walla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walla Walla.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walla Walla. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walla Walla.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walla Walla. See our Newspapers Page for Walla Walla.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walla Walla ...

Looking for more information about Walla Walla? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walla Walla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walla Walla.

Adding Walla Walla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walla Walla in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walla Walla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walla Walla post office opened in 1889.

We also found Walla Walla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walla Walla.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walla Walla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Walla Walla refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Walla Walla may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walla Walla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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